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namespace GeoAPI.CoordinateSystems.Transformations
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Semantic type of transform used in coordinate transformation.
	/// </summary>
	public enum TransformType : int
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Unknown or unspecified type of transform.
		/// </summary>
		Other = 0,

		/// <summary>
		/// Transform depends only on defined parameters. For example, a cartographic projection.
		/// </summary>
		Conversion = 1,

		/// <summary>
		/// Transform depends only on empirically derived parameters. For example a datum transformation.
		/// </summary>
		Transformation = 2,

		/// <summary>
		/// Transform depends on both defined and empirical parameters.
		/// </summary>
		ConversionAndTransformation = 3
	}
}
